How Will the Prabowo Administration Approach Indonesian Energy Policy?

How Will the Prabowo Administration Approach Indonesian Energy Policy?

Indonesia’s energy sector stands at the cusp of potentially transformative change with Prabowo Subianto’s assumption of the presidency in October. While the energy policy of the incoming administration has yet to be articulated in detail, an analysis of Prabowo’s campaign promises and political trajectories offers insights into what this crucial sector might look like under … Read more

Indonesia’s Coming Geothermal Boom

Indonesia’s Coming Geothermal Boom

Indonesia’s investment plan for the $20 billion Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) calls for rapid growth in renewable energy of all kinds. This includes variable renewables such as solar and wind, and also what are called dispatchable renewables like geothermal and hydropower. Solar and wind are intermittent sources of power generation, because they depend on … Read more

How Indonesia’s Green Energy Push Will Impact the Country’s Coal-mining Communities

How Indonesia’s Green Energy Push Will Impact the Country’s Coal-mining Communities

Advertisement In Muara Bakah village, located along the Barito River in Kalimantan, eastern Indonesia, the primary source of income and sustenance for local people is connected to coal mining. A coal conveyor can be seen on the other side of the river, in front of their houses. Coal barges pass back and forth daily, right … Read more